Where a Chapter 13 debtor has claimed that the homestead exemption applies to the whole of a surplus of $162,682.26 from a foreclosure sale of certain real estate formerly owned by him, that argument must be rejected because the surplus is the subject of an interpleader action in state court and thus the debtor has not “received” the proceeds from the sale as required by G.L.c. 188, §11(a).

Where a lender has moved for relief from the automatic stay to foreclose its mortgage on the debtor’s condominium unit, the motion should be allowed on the ground that the Chapter 13 petition was filed without a reasonable prospect of saving the property from foreclosure.

Where a debtor has filed an adversary complaint for rescission of a mortgage loan, the creditor’s motion for summary judgment must be denied because of uncertainty in the record regarding the fees charged to the debtor.

Where a Chapter 13 debtor initiated an adversary proceeding against the holder of a $420,000 mortgage, the claims against the defendant must be dismissed, as they are time-barred and the debtor failed to allege facts to establish the agency component of her claims.

Where a debtor’s assignee has objected to the claim of an exemption by the debtor with respect to his residence, the objection should be overruled because the assignee’s failure to show a transfer of a real estate interest with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud one or more creditors.

Where a creditor claims to be owed money for work performed for the debtor, the creditor’s prepetition unsecured claim should be allowed in the amount of $23,701.47 but her request for payment of administrative expenses must be denied.

Where a debtor has submitted a Chapter 13 plan that would bifurcate a secured creditor’s claim and then pay the secured portion of the claim over a period longer than five years, such treatment is incompatible with the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code.

Where creditors obtained a $163,614.98 Superior Court default judgment holding two defendant debtors jointly and severally liable for a home renovation project that went badly, the judgment debt of one of the debtors is excepted from discharge to the extent of $10,104.06.